That smile

Levi's first swing

January. Sixty degrees.

Fun at the Nelson-Atkins

Cutie pie

He had his six month checkup today. He weighs 20 lbs, 11 oz, and is 27.5 inches tall.

I tricked her

Well, I finally got so desperate for Sylvia to eat vegetables that I went for deception. I puréed some sweet potato with some cooked shredded chicken and made chicken nuggets. She ate three of them! And then she declared she did not like them.

But she personally packed up the leftovers and put them carefully in the fridge.

Bathtime chat

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Sleep smile

Trio

Levi tried some hummus

Big hit!

Coffee shop talk

Explaining that we should get another treat.

Sylvia naps

It happens so rarely these days, it deserves a headline.

Toes

Toes make Levi so happy.

Sylvia: "Levi is like, I love it!!"

Plaza lights with grandpa Tascio

After the swim

Grandpa's birthday!

The box: one of the best toys of all time

Can I hold that?

I guess I've been saying "No, that's just a decoration, not a toy" a lot lately, because tonight I had this conversation:

Sylvia: Can I hold that bird?
Me: Yes, of course.
Sylvia: I can?
Me: Yes, it's your Christmas present from Aunt Lisa.
Sylvia: It's a toy?
Me: Yes.
Sylvia: Ah, finally!

Levi kinda sorta sits up

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Making Levi laugh

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Winter walk to the bookstore

Who's flying this thing?

Isaiah at Science City

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Grandpa Peter and Pia

Isaiah is the best

I wish I could have caught all the beaming, delighted gazes Levi was giving his big cousin. It was pure adoration. Isaiah was telling Paul about Star Wars.

New Year's Eve

It was wild.

Levi's December skills

I gave him some banana on Dec. 22, mostly because I happened to be eating one and his eyes got all big and he flailed his little arms trying to get to it. Now he loves banana.

On Dec. 23, two little bitty teeth appeared on his bottom gums (same as Pia!).

And sometime in the past week or so, he became an expert at holding things. Look out, 2017.

Truman museum

Not much of a kid's museum, but very interesting, and Sylvia made her own fun. Here, she is listening to a recording of a WWII pilot but pretending to be on the phone with Charlie Brown.

Paul's happy place

Irish bar. Afternoon. Both kids. More family all around. Does life get better than this?